If the tree-lined Paseo del Espolón and the thrilling mile or so of Camino
that runs through Logroño don’t satisfy your thirst for natural beauty and adventure, just
keep following the Camino de Santiago. You can head northeast, crossing the
Ebro via the Puente de Piedra and heading up into the hills. All the pilgrims
heading west will think you’re quite lost, though, since Santiago de Compostela
is in the other direction. To take the Camino westward, you can find a backpacker and
follow him, or you can follow the yellow arrows and signs, which will lead you
along C. Marqués de Murrieta and C. Duques de Nájera, and into the Parque San Miguel. From
there, the route goes across the highway and into the countryside, through fields and
toward Santiago de Compostela. The next stop on the Camino after Logroño is
Navarrete (7½ mi.), then Nájera (another 9½ mi.).
